Planetary hours
in Nizhniy Novgorod.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:19
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:21
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:37 – 06:55
- 3♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:14
- 4☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 16:03
- 10♂︎ Mars16:03 – 17:22
- 11☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:40
- 12♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:40
- 2☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 22:46
- 5♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:28
- 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:09
- 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 00:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 02:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:39
- 12♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:19 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:21, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:19 to 05:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.